Beliefs and expectations of patients with fibromyalgia about telerehabilitation during Covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Background: Telerehabilitation as an alternative to physiotherapeutic care has been increasingly implemented in diverse populations. However, this mode of service can evoke beliefs and expectations in patients with fibromyalgia, depending on sociocultural and clinical context, that can cause poor adaptation and dropout from treatment.

Objective: To explore beliefs and expectations of individuals with fibromyalgia about physical exercises delivered through telerehabilitation.

Neck disability is associated with masticatory myofascial pain and regional muscle sensitivity.

Objective: The primary aims of this study are to compare neck disability in masticatory myofascial pain subjects versus asymptomatic controls, and to evaluate the correlation between neck disability and muscle pain.

Design: Two groups composed this case-control study: a symptomatic group comprised of 27 subjects diagnosed with masticatory myofascial pain, as determined by the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), and a control group comprised of 28 asymptomatic subjects. The collected variables were pain intensity (visual analogue scale), pressure pain threshold of the temporomandibular joint, anterior temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid muscle, upper trapezius and Achilles tendon (digital dynamometer, kgf/cm(2)), and neck disability (Neck Disability Index).